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Lately, I've been seeing everyone excited about social mining, points, and badges, and I have a bit of PTSD... To be honest, many times it's not about "identity," but about being tied to a rope of tasks. Daily check-ins, reposts, group check-ins, time gets drained, and in the end, you just change your avatar frame, while praying that the project team doesn't change the rules or suddenly blacklists you. Anyone who has been rug-pulled understands, the biggest fear of a points system isn't your laziness, but if their permissions change or the backend shuts down, you don't even have an entry point to argue.
By the way, the past couple of days, the funding rates have been quite extreme, and the group is again arguing whether it's a reversal or just more bubble squeezing. I personally don't believe that "community sentiment = truth," the more everyone is in sync, the slower you should go. Right now, I’d rather earn fewer points and first understand the contract permissions, where the funds are going, and what the project team’s wallet is doing... Badges look nice, but don’t let them control your day. That’s all for now.